Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-21
w. Q. 4. q.
TEMPERANCE CoI,,u,
The Woman Condemns.
BY KATE BUSHNELL, Mn
IContin,trf fro,, 1,.t,

lComhued IRON last e,,h.l .
Pharisaical woman, seeing the m fSs sI
woman's sins dressed in such ~
some garb. forgets that there "a, = Be-
any possible connection betwesa !, |SS ~
sinful thought and the unfo,tun.' a s
woman's deeds. And fed by such =. Z @
plimentary sweets as Woman h,s s ss
urally So much purcr than man
even forgets that she can be tennta, !.
impurity. With bold filtration =,
fmmodest attire she dances on thas..
precipice of moral min. Scorss ;.
men go over the brink from her a ss
but she freyer sees its relation to \
conduct. while all the time she ss, :
ing, 81 don't see how woman esoe,,
be tempted to be impure" pas
ceived creature! so ignorant Of 4.
proximity to the precipice, so hnwsna
OF the fact that hundreds Of OH, S
women have gone over the edge fos IL;
the very spot upon which she stand, 81
Fortunate for her if her head. cias, E'
with tiattery, does not cause her ton III III
over after them! And in eternity nv q
blood will be found splattered all loys b
the garments OF those who taught tba 8,
woman was naturally pure, thus beIs (!
ing the testimony of Him who saa r
"The heart is deceitful above all thita h
and desperately wicked" &
X X i
Ah, yes, the sinful woman is indea
down, and eagerly the crowd gathsn !
about to stone her for her sin! Bs, \
wait! What voice cares to raise itset
against the mobbing of low.Eya
woman? 1t is the merciful Son Of God
and He cries, Let him that is without
sin first cast stone at herr Let me,
then, if He be present to witness III.
stoning, protest that that man standing
foremost in the crowd ought not have
the pleasure of casting stone. lie
bought a wedding-ring for his innocent
bride with harlot's hire; but | have
known young girl very like the one
standing there to work the whole night
through to earn honest money witt
which to pay debt to me. saying, q
wouldn't offer decent woman the
price of shame" Nor should that mg
who steps forward cast stone at her
He carried his case through three ted
Gus courts, in order to exhaust tn
scanty means of the plaintiff, and e
cape the necessity of supporting hi
child; but | saw the frail. weak
childish mother plodding from da!
break until midnight at the sewing
machine, in order that his little Oil
might never know a want.
What! would that one stone herr
knew him to desert child in her hou
of greatest trial, when she was t.
young and ignorant to know that TT
vail was upon her; but ! knew h
when, touched by keenest remorse, 81
went to miserably sick prohigate an
voluntarily confessing the source
his disease, nursed him through h
sickness, and supported him until I
stored to health.
This other one who is eager to stol
Il heard him counting the "God BILE
you's in his sisters letter to a scoffiE
company; but the girl lie thinks wort
to be stoned is like one l know wi
leaves her drinking, disappearing con
panions every night to spend littl
while over her bible, and when taunte
for her contradictory actions, she +
torts, :" l am about as low down as
can be, l know; but even yet l haven
forgotten my vow to mother to res
my bible every day."
Strange it may seem, but every OF
eager to stone is unfit for the purpos
The Savior says, Let the one withol
sin inaugurate the act of indignatio
Surely He Himself is the only OF
without sin. Let us place the stone
His hand. Let Him hurl the stone
her! But, oh! did you see the spasm
pain that marred the majestic brow
1t was like when the cruel crown
thorns was pressed there! What do
it mean? Somehow, the hard, cru
stone, as we thrust it into His han
sunk into the wound of His palm al
opened it afresh. How it hurts Hi
TO grasp a cruel weapon! His woul
has robbed Him of the strength
harshpess. He cannot cast a ston
He drops it to the earth, saying
utmost tenderness to tina outca.
Neither do l condemn thee; go al
sin no more"